Cold City: Repairman Jack: Early Years Trilogy, Book 1 (Unabridged)
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Publisher Description
If you've never read a Repairman Jack novel, this is the place to begin.
It's 1990. A twenty-one-year-old named Jack has dropped out of college, leaving his old life behind to build a new one in New York City. Manhattan's rough edges are jagged enough to shred any unwary newcomer, but perhaps not one who is determined to stay off the grid, at any cost, in the busiest metropolis on earth. And to do so, he'll have to take jobs of a less than legal nature.
An interstate smuggling operation seems to fit the bill perfectly. But Jack's initial foray into the trafficking of illicit goods carries greater risk than he bargained for, putting him afoul of a preteen slavery ring, a group of jihadists, and a pair of vigilante brothers. As if those problems weren't enough, Jack is hunted by some machete-wielding maniacs, and his bartender Julio is harassed by the mob. How these things are linked, and what they have to do with the murder of Rabbi Meir Kahane in Manhattan's East Side Marriott, is a mystery Jack cannot let go of.
Cold City is the first of three new novels revealing the early years of one of the most popular characters in contemporary fiction: a self-styled "fix-it" man who is no stranger to the macabre or the bizarre, hired by victimized people who have nowhere else to turn. This is where he begins the metamorphosis from a naïve New Jersey refugee into the urban mercenary known as Repairman Jack.
Customer Reviews
Cold city
Loved it and I do recommend that you read repair man jack the early years trilogy stop Reading these books and go to guy does so that you can see how he met all the people that he works with very well told story and well written.
Wilson is still burning up the keyboard
Really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and highly recommend it to all Repairman Jack fans. Although I haven't read or listened to the young Jack trilogy, I'm tempted to now.
This book spends a good bit of time developing Jack's relationships with Abe and Julio after first moving to New York. It's a lot of fun seeing Jack make some tough personal choices and starting to become the Jack we've known for so long now.
There is action in this story, but it seems more geared toward establishing characters and situations. That was fine with me because now I'm anxiously awaiting the next installment and wondering when we'll get to meet Gia.
F. Paul Wilson's stories have usually drawn me in. His writing has become better and better over the years, and this book is no exception.
Not much is resolved at the end of Cold City, but that's fine with me. I've already read both versions of Nightworld, so I know how it all wraps up. I'm just enjoying getting back to the beginning.
Speaking of beginnings, if you haven't read any of the Repairman Jack stories, I strongly recommend starting with THE TOMB and reading through Nightworld, then coming back to Cold City. You'll enjoy all the references to future events much more (many of the threads that are started here don't come into play until later in the Repairman Jack series). Better yet, start with THE KEEP. it's before Repairman Jack's time but is part of the same series and also makes an excellent stand-alone novel.